Sutaşı

Sutaşı
(Sabunlu Mutayran)
Town
Sutaşı

Location in Turkey

Coordinates: 36°05′N 36°01′E / 36.083°N 36.017°E / 36.083; 36.017Coordinates: 36°05′N 36°01′E / 36.083°N 36.017°E / 36.083; 36.017
Country  Turkey
Province Hatay Province
District Samandağ
Elevation 20 m (65 ft)
Population (2012)
  Total 5,935
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 31855
Area code(s) 0326
Licence plate 31

Sutaşı is a town in Hatay Province, Turkey.

Geography

Sutaşı is a town in the Samandağı district of Hatay Province. It is situated along the Asi River (known as Orontes in antiquity). It is subject to frequent floods and in 1977 it was renamed as Sutaşı ("water stone") referring to floods. At 36°05′N 36°01′E / 36.083°N 36.017°E / 36.083; 36.017 it almost merges with Samandağ to the west. Its distance to Antakya (the capital city of the province) is 24 kilometres (15 mi). The population of the town is 5935[1] as of 2012.

History

The settlement was annexed by the Ottoman sultan Selim I in 1517 and was lost to France at the end of the World War I in 1918. In 1938 together with the rest of Hatay Republic it was returned to Turkey. In 1955 it was declared a seat of township.

Economy

The main economic activities in the town are greenhouse and citrus agriculture as well as cattle breeding. Also some people are involved in sericulture.[2]

References

  1. "Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2015.
  2. Department of Education in Samandağ (Turkish)
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